Abstract:
BACKGROUND : The overuse of prescribed antimicrobials, concurrent use of traditional medicine, and prescribed
antimicrobials have led to antimicrobial resistance. The absence of collaboration between traditional health
practitioners and biomedically trained healthcare professionals can contribute to antimicrobial resistance, treatment
failure, overdose, toxicity, and misadministration. This scoping review explores the evidence on collaboration
between traditional health practitioners and biomedically trained healthcare professionals to reduce antimicrobial
resistance and treatment failure in bacterial and viral diseases.
METHODS : We will search for electronic databases such as Science Direct, Google Scholar, PubMed, and MEDLINE
via EBSCOhost. We will also search reference lists of included studies. A two-stage mapping procedure will be
carried out. Stage one (1) will consist of the title, abstracts, and full article screening, respectively. A pilot screening
form guided by the defined eligibility criteria will be used. In stage two (2), data will be extracted from the included
studies. Two reviewers will conduct parallel screening and data extraction. Mixed methods appraisal tool (MMAT)
will be used to assess the quality of the included studies. NVIVO version 11 will be employed to aid pertinent
thematic analysis. The outcomes of interest will be as follows: Primary outcome will be preventing and reducing
antimicrobial resistance. The secondary effect is the effective collaboration between traditional healthcare
practitioners and biomedically healthcare professionals.
DISCUSSION : This review anticipates uncovering pertinent publications reporting the evidence of collaboration
between traditional health practitioners and biomedically trained healthcare professionals to reduce antimicrobial
resistance in sub-Saharan Africa. The sum-up of evidence acquired from the included studies will help guide future
research. The result of the study will be print and electronically exposed.
